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10 Cards in this Set
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How did Narcissus die?
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He was gazing at himself in a pond and fell in and drowned?
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Why does the Narcissus flower droop downward?
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Because Narcissus the good died gazing downward at himself?
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Who was Typhon?
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The child of Tartarus and Gaea, a fire breathing, hurricane-spawning giant.
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Who was Scylla?
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Tartarus' daughter whom Hera transformed into a monster who sat on a rock between Italy and Sicily wrecking ships and eating sailors.
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Who was the mother of Ourea, the mountains, Uranus, the sky and Pontus, the sea?
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Gaea.
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From whom did the Titans descend?
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Uranus and Gaea.
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Who was Pegasus?
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the son of Poseidon and the Gorgon, Medusa.
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How was Pegasus born?
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Pegasus father Poseidon made love to Medusa. When another God cut of her head, Pegasus sprung from her severed neck.
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What are harpies?
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Half human half-bird creatures who were described as foul-smelling and perpetually hungry.
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Which Titan presided over a golden age form humans?
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Cronus, son of Gaea and Uranus
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